NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia about viewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department made available to members of Congress.

On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives the Fed chair power.

Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short — the stopgap bill funding DHS runs out Friday.

Members of a House committee will question top immigration officials as lawmakers discuss possible changes to immigration enforcement operations.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., about oversight and reforms for the Department of Homeland Security as a funding deadline looms.

President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River, in his latest salvo over cross-border trade issues.

Maxwell declined to answer questions from House lawmakers on Monday, but indicated that if President Trump ended her sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.

For the first time, more people in the swing state of North Carolina are registered to vote as Republicans than Democrats.

The prime minister gambled that she could use her popularity to revive her ruling party.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been issuing special alerts about health threats far less frequently since President Trump returned to office.